Naomi

An interpreter of Puccini, Naomi performed the beloved role of Cio-Cio-San in MADAMA BUTTERFLY with Tacoma Opera. Naomi enjoys performing many Puccini roles, and has been seen as Musetta in LA BOHÈME with Minnesota Opera, Mimì in  LA BOHÈME  with the Janiec Opera Company, a role she also covered with Opera Santa Barbara, Liù in TURANDOT, Magda in LA RONDINE, and Lauretta in GIANNI SCHICCHI with Des Moines Metro Opera. A testament to her versatility, she performs roles ranging from Atalanta in XERXES, to Fiordiligi in COSÌ FAN TUTTE, Antonia in A WEDDING, Donna Elvira in DON GIOVANNI, and Marguerite in FAUST.

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Noteworthy engagements include Barbara in CASANOVA'S HOMECOMING, Berta in THE BARBER OF SEVILLE, Inez in IL TROVORE, and Rosaura in the American premiere of Jonathan Dove’s THE ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO all with Minnesota Opera. Other note-worth engagements include concert and recital appearances with Toledo Opera, Michigan Opera Theatre, Mobile Opera, the Mozarteum, Bay Area Summer Opera Theatre, Verdi Opera Theatre of Michigan, and the Schubert Club.

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In concert, recent engagements include Beethoven’s 9th SYMPHONY with the St. Cloud Symphony Orchestra, Faure’s REQUIEM, Eleanor Dailey's REQUIEM, Handel’s MESSIAH, and Handel’s DIXIT DOMINUS.  As a McNair Scholar, Naomi received a Bachelor of Music from Central Washington University.  She holds a Master of Music and a Performer Diploma in Opera Performance from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music.